Geita Region is one of Tanzania's 30 administrative regions. The town of Geita is the capital. The region was created in March 2012 from portions of the Shinyanga, Mwanza, and Kagera regions.
The regional commissioner of the Geita Region is Magalula Saidi Magalula.
The region is administratively divided into five districts:
Geita is a town in northwestern Tanzania of approximately 40,000 people, located 90 kilometres (56 mi) west-southwest of Mwanza. It is in the centre of a gold mining area. In March 2012 it became the administrative headquarters of the newly created Geita Region.
Geita first came into prominence as the site of a German colonial gold mine. A German gold prospector discovered the mineral in the early 1900s in the hills surrounding modern-day Geita town. This and other discoveries triggered a gold rush in the surrounding area, attracting German and native prospectors alike. The colonial government established a mine to exploit 'Bismarck Reef'. Mining activities significantly declined, however, when Germany ceded control of its colonies to the British after their defeat in World War I.
Geita regained prominence in the mid to late 1990s when the Tanzanian government opened the mineral sector to foreign investment. A number of medium to large-scale mining houses, including Ashanti and Anglo-American, conducted extensive exploration activities in the surrounding areas. The most significant outcome of those activities was the construction of the Geita Gold Mine, now owned by AngloGold Ashanti. The Geita Gold Mine is Tanzania's largest gold producer.
Geita is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.